Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| I / day in, day out / have to go / shopping |
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| several times a year / breaks down / My car |
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| once a year / go / usually / to the dentist / I |
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| soup / have / We / every other day |
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| I / usually / to the hairdresser's / once a month / go |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| phoned / twice / she / me / Yesterday, |
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| I / eat / hardly ever / oranges |
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| often / How / do / to the disco? / go / you |
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| is / She / always / asking me questions |
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| You / can / your car keys / never / find |
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| I / five times / it / saw |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Do / you / often / feel tired? |
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| every day / to the gym / you / Do / go / ? |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| dresses / She / very often / in blue |
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| My parents / go on holiday / almost never |
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| never / I / know / what to say |
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| you / at home? / Do / have lunch / usually |
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| always / get up / at 8 a.m. / I |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Kevin / Does / ? / win / always |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| usually / need / They / some help with the homework |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| She / when you talk to her / listens / rarely |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| very often / to help me / come / My parents |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| pizza / for dinner / eats / often / Mike |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Can / always / I / dress / in green? |
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| can / never / They / listen |
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| every other day. / some petrol / I travel a lot. I / need |
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| Something is the matter with me. I / in the mornings. / usually / am / very tired |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| John / often / is / late |
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| help you / if you need it / rarely / will / Tom |
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| three times a week / I / go / to the gym |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
